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SFU Alumni Update E-Newsletter - May 2008Document Tools ALUMNI & CAMPUS NEWS  Alumni Annual Gathering & General Meeting – May 31 On Saturday, May 31, we’re giving alumni a perfect opportunity to come back to campus and connect with the people and places you knew as a student. Start your day with lunch, mingling, and voting for your new alumni board of directors. Next enjoy an improv comedy show by Vancouver TheatreSports League following a brief AGM. Afterwards, explore the campus at SFU’s Open House 2008. Details and registration at www.sfu.ca/alumni/events/.  Alumni Board Elections – Cast Your Vote Nominations closed on April 7 for the 2008 SFU Alumni Association Board of Director elections. Thirteen alumni have been nominated as candidates for seven vacancies. Voting will take place on May 31 at the Annual Alumni Gathering & General Meeting. Join us at the SFU Theatre in Convocation Mall on the Burnaby campus to meet the candidates in person and place your votes. [View candidate profiles] Notice of Motion – Alumni Association By-Laws May 1, 2008: As per the by-laws of the SFU Alumni Association, notice is hereby given that changes to the association's by-laws will be brought forward for a vote at the next Annual General Meeting on Saturday, May 31 at the SFU Theatre on the Burnaby campus. [View proposed by-law changes] SFU Open House – Saturday, May 31 Join us for a day of fun and festivities at SFU's Open House 2008. An exciting day packed with hundreds of interesting things to see and do including an education fair, tours, games, presentations, interactive displays, entertainment, a campus carnival and more. www.sfu.ca/openhouse2008 Continuing Studies Newsletter – Spring 2008 Looking for personal or professional development? Continue your studies at Simon Fraser University. Learn what’s new in the premiere issue of the SFU Continuing Studies newsletter. www.sfu.ca/cstudies/newsletter08.pdf SFU President's Report Watch for highlights of the SFU President’s Report on Wednesdays in the Vancouver Sun newspaper on May 7, 14, 21 and 28 to see how SFU is thinking of the world. www.sfu.ca/report2007 Alumni Survey Thank you to all alumni who participated in SFU’s 2007 Alumni Survey. Your responses are helping SFU and the Alumni Association plan for the future and improve the alumni experience. View highlights and share feedback or questions at www.sfu.ca/alumni/keep_in_touch/survey.html PEOPLE  SFU athlete and new Canadian Ruky Abdulai trains for Olympics - [more] Alumni win SFU Excellence in Teaching awards – [Veselin Jungic] and [Gary McCarron] Assistant Professor Boyd Cohen seeks ‘Greenest Person on the Planet’ – [more] RESEARCH  Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction: Counting the homeless – [more] Health Sciences: Conference tackles global health issues – [more] Plans for new Environment Faculty at SFU in Spring 2009 – [more] UPCOMING EVENTS Details and registration: www.sfu.ca/alumni/events/
Remember Your Alumni Benefits - view complete list at www.sfu.ca/alumni/alumni_perks/ * Full–service personalized financial and investment planning: Clearsight Investment Program * Rewards for you and SFU every time you charge it: SFU Alumni Association Mosaik Mastercard * Home, tenant, auto, home business and travel insurance at preferred rates: TD Meloche Monnex * Term life, extended health, critical illness, dental, and disability insurance: Manulife Financial * SFU crested frames for degrees, certificates and photos: Significant Impact Leader Frames On the Move: [Click here] to update your address or contact information online with SFU Archived Alumni Updates: [Click here] to view past issues of the Alumni Update e-newsletter |